Professor of Politics & History; Director, @ncpolitics.bsky.social. Manager, Old North State Politics blog (@oldnorthstpolitics.bsky.social). Interested in NC politics, Southern US politics, & US Politics.
Michael Bitzer
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Boots on Iranian soil?
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball moves #ncsen contest between Roy Cooper & Michael Whatley from Toss-Up to Lean Democratic
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“The GOP-led House voted to restrict President Trump’s ability to continue the war against Iran without congressional approval, a rebuke to the White House and the latest sign that Republican lawmakers’ support for the war is eroding on Capitol Hill.”
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Relevant to #ncpol & to many other states who are debating changes to voting & election administration: the assumption that higher voter turnout is better for Democrats is a myth.
“These men came here…to storm these beaches…not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve freedom, systems of self-government in the world.”
~Eisenhower to Walter Cronkite, “D-Day + Twenty Years,” 1964.
Image: Eisenhower NHS.
AI's Energy Appetite Gives North Carolinians Pause
As data center projects expand across the state, NC public opinion reveals support for innovation alongside growing concerns about energy and water use.
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New Substack analysis of #ncpol public opinion regarding early voting sites on campus:
Despite ongoing disputes about voting locations, most NCians support early voting sites on college campuses & view them as a legitimate way to expand voter access.
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Michael Bitzer
Michael Bitzer
My attempt to explain what's going on with the Jackson County early voting site controversy ⤵️
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As data center projects expand across the state, NC public opinion reveals support for innovation alongside growing concerns about energy and water use.
ncpoliticscenter.substack.com
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Despite ongoing disputes over voting locations, most North Carolinians support early voting sites on college campuses and view them as a legitimate way to expand voter access
We are making three Senate rating changes this week, all in favor of Democrats. North Carolina moves to Leans Democratic, and Alaska and Ohio are now Toss-ups.
The controversy over voting sites in Cullowhee highlights an often-overlooked reality of election administration: many important decisions are made by election boards, not legislatures or courts.
